Hair curler



April 3, 1940. D. WEBSTER 2,197,821

. HAIR CURLER Filed Aug. .18, 1958 v v I Jen-Liar:-

@M B. @YM 7 7%1 M Patented Apr. 23,1940 I a I D n e B eb ter, 'jBeachmoht, M assi nb rof thrity-fiye per cent to William Near-y, Winthrop, Mass."

Amfl c t n Au us is, 1928." S al Nansen.

g "1*"; 6.. east 014132-3 1 t This invention relates to hair-curlersfor use-in tudi nal media-l' lines'of the two slots 22, l2 is dressinglwomens hair and;it has for its object to also coincident and parallel with the plane of pmvidemUm-PrWeddevice 'th s' class; L the joint between the "two legs. Ia and I9 orthe I To this end I have provided an improvedrhair spring. I

: curler having the features of-construction and ;In;usingthis device the forked or slotted body 5 operation set forth in'the following description, portion H, is. forced endwise onto a lock or hair the several novel features of 'the "invention being so that the latter will occupy the slots l2, l2 and separately pointed out and-definedin the claims also occupy a position between the legs or at the closethereoi, branches l8 and [9 of spring 16 as shown. con m In the accompanying drawing: x

ventionally in Fig. 5 at 20.- 6 Figure 1 isa sideelevation of a hair: curler Figure 80f the drawing-illustrates the'manner. constructed. in accordance with .myinv'ention. I in which the *body portion is shoved. endwise Figure 2 is an enlarged end elevation ofthe into position upon the lower end of a lock of curlershown in'Fig. 1. l hair 2.] with the saidlock gripped b'yispring lt. 1.1 .,-Figure .3 isa'sectionbnline:3+13-of Fig; 2. Then while holding the'opposite ends of the de-. 1' -.---F. igure:fi shows the curler of: Fig. 1 as. viewed vice, as illustrate n 3; e Sa d device is inplan. l rotated in a direction to wind'the lock 21 upon 3' Figure 5f showsthe curler as viewed from anthe exterior thereof as indicated conventionally other. angle and withia portion thereof 1 insec-. at 22 in Fig. 5. When the desired amount; of the p v tion onrlirie 5.1-5 of Fig.2. l .lock 2| has'been wound'upon the device a. metal '3 hair curler.-

Figuresfiandfl are, respectively, side elevation bobby-pin such, for example, asjlthat shown at andplan'view of the new bobby-pin hereinafter 23. in Figs. 5, 6 and 7," is :slid .into one of: the

referred toi: I 5 a grooves l5 from either end thereof whereupon. Figure 8 illustrates the .'.use of my improved the body portion i lsiswithdrawn endwise from 1 j a the curlleavingthe bobby pininposition thereon. fig. ,.'The illustrated: embodiment. of .my invention I Any suitablefform of bobby-pin may be emis in the form of a "straight'm'etalspindle c0m+ ployed in connection with my, device but the one prising" a. handle portion L0: at one. end thereof illustrated: in Figsrfi' d 7 P05885865 some d and abody portion H at the oppositeend there. tinctive: advantages. This bobby-pin is made I 11 The d ti dll is of'rnore'orless .tubufrom a length of flat wire which isbent trans- 3d lar'ior nand isfmade at opposite. sides thereof verselya w 1 3 in ermediat t 1 50 that with longitudinal;slots I2.which"'provide two opv the opposite end p i n e n rmally-fi positely disposed tines l3 and; Each of these fla wise ain each other and pr v w two tines is formed upon its exterior: with two clamped jaws. 24 and 25', the free end of thelatlongitudinal grooves I5- which -.;extend the full ter extending 'beyond-the'former and made, if

length of the body portion, 'said body port 'on' desired, with a1p.oint"2,6.1- The intermediate porbeing somewhat largerindiameter than the dition 21 0 bent ,wireprovidesa prin rm ameter ofz thexhandle portionv l0 so that each which yieldingly urges the jaw 24 toward the of the grooves I5 is open at its opposite ends. jaw 25 andthis spring arm is bent upwardly as 4 Within the tubular body portion H is a longiat 28 to provide afingerpieceby means of which 40 tudinally disposed metal bow spring I6 whose opthe bobby-pin can be conveniently handled and positelydisposed branches or legs are in part also so as to provide a rounded or bevele'dsurstraight and normally fit fiatwise together as' face or portion 29. d shown in Fig. 3, the extremities of said legs or After winding .thecu'rl onto the body portion 0 branches being bent outwardly so asto fit against H the jaw 25 of the bobby-pin 23 is laid within the interior. of the body portion .near the free the exposed e portion of one of the VeS '5 end thereof while the intermediatejportion of indicated by dotted lines in Figfi and then by i said spring is wedged securely within the inner means of the finger piece 28 the bobby-pin is slid 'end of the body portion Ill. This spring I5 is, longitudinally within its, groove I5 toward the as shown in Fig. 5, made from flat wire bent at curl with the result that the beveled portion 29, 50

I its middle to formtan eye I Tthat is wedged Fig. 6, of the bobby-pin guides the jaw 24 uptightly into the body portion I l and the two par wardly onto the curl so that-it will occupy the poallel legs or branches I8 and I9. The" spring 16 sition shown in Fig. 5. It'will be clear from Fig. 5 is positioned within the body portion I! so that of the drawing that by providing the two para plane coincident and parallel with the longiallel jaws 24 and 25 disposed side byside and 55 connected by the arm 2'! enables the jaws 24 andv to slide into position between the jaws l8 and I9 and that while it is in this positionsaid spring firmly grips the lock and prevents it from slipping out of the slots l2 of the body portion 1 l;

Each tine l3 and [4 of the body portion M is made with two grooves, as above described, and these grooves I5 are, as shown in Fig.2,

faced apart equi-distantso that always there will be a groove l5 closely adjacent the scalpat.

the completion of winding the curl. I As shown in the drawing, the tine I3 is: made longer than the tine I4 and adjacent to its free end is beveled as at 30 in order to facilitate and assist the entrance of the lock of hair into the slot l2 of the spindle when the latter is shoved endwise on to said lock preparatory to winding it upon the spindle. r

At its opposite end the spindle llll I is made with a fiatish point 3| for use by the operator 'in segregating or lifting a lock of hair away from the head of the subject preparatory to sliding the slotted end of the spindle endwise'on said lock.

What I claim is: I

1. A hair curler consisting of a spindle made at its one end with a body portion and at its opposite end with a handle portion, said body 'portion being made with a pair of relatively parallel longitudinal tines which are spaced apart to provide between them a longitudinal slot that is open at one end and adapted to receive within it a lock of hair, and said tines being made upon their exteriors with longitudinal grooves each adapted to receive one of the jaws of a'bobby pin after a lock of hairhas been'wound upon said tines,'and a lock-holding bow {spring confined in position between said two tines, said bow spring comprising a pair of opposed parallel legs be 'tweenwhich said lock is forced when it is slid into position between said tines and by which said lock is held within said slot While itiis being wound upon said tines.

- 2; A hair curler'cons'isting of a spindle'made at its one end with a tubular body portion and at its opposite end with a handle portion, said body portion comprising a pair of relatively parallell longitudinal tines which are spaced apart to provide between thenia longitudinal slot that is open at one end and adapted to receive within it a lock of hair, and said tines being made upon their exteriors with longitudinal gro-voes each adaptedto receive one of the jaws of a bobby pin after alock of hair has been wound upon said tines, and a lock-holding bow spring confined in position betweensaid two tines, said how spring comprising a'pair of opposed parallel legs between which, said lock is forced when it is slid into position betweensaid tines and by which said 1001: is held withinsaid slot while it is being wound upon said tines and the outer end portions of said legs being divergentlycurved away from each other so -as to guide the ilock of hair into position between said legs.

, 3. A hair curler consisting of a spindle made at itsone end with a pair of longitudinal relativei tudinallydisposjed parallel legs whose outer-end A portions diverge and between which said lock is forced when it is'slid into positionbetween said tinessothat said lock is held within'said slot by 1y parallel tines which are spaced apart to, prosaid bow spring while it is being wound upon said tines. v c

4. A hair curler consisting of a spindle made at its one end with a pair of longitudinal relatively parallel tines which. are spaced apart to provide between them a longitudinal vslotthat is open at one end and adapted to receive within it a lock of hair, oneiof said tines being made longer than the other and having its extremity beveled upon its inner side to guide a lock of hair into said slot.

5. A hair curler constructedin accordance with g I claim 4 wherein the opposite 'end of said spindle pair of relatively parallel longitudinal tines which are spaced apart to provide between them a longitudinalslot that is open at oneendiandadapt'ed to receive withinit a lock of hair, andsai'd tines being made upon their? exteriors with longitudinal grooves each adapted-Ito receive one of the: jaws of a bobby pin after a lock of hair has been wound upon said tines-and ajlock-holding .bow spring confined in position between said two tines, said I bow spring comprising a pair ofopposedparallel legs between which said lock is forced when it is slid into position between said tines and by which said lock is heldwithin said slot while it is being wound upon said tines. y,

' l DANIEL B. WEIBS'I'ER. 

